02560nam 2200613 a 450 991082612540332120240313164233.01-118-62774-11-118-50833-51-299-27756-X1-118-50834-3(CKB)2560000000099428(EBL)1137759(OCoLC)828193866(MiAaPQ)EBC1137759(DLC) 2013007234(Au-PeEL)EBL1137759(CaPaEBR)ebr10665982(CaONFJC)MIL459006(EXLCZ)99256000000009942820130114d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierClassifying reality /edited by David S. Oderberg1st ed.Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell20131 online resource (140 p.)Ratio Special IssuesDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-50835-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Categorial predication / E.J. Lowe -- Nature's joints: a realistic defence of natural properties / D.H. Mellor -- Boundaries in reality / Tuomas E. Tahko -- Contrastive explanations in evolutionary biology / Stephen Boulter -- Animate beings: their nature and identity / Gary S. Rosenkrantz -- Classifying processes: an essay in applied ontology / Barry Smith.Distinguished metaphysicians examine issues central to the high-profile debate between philosophers over how to classify the natural world, and discuss issues in applied ontology such as the classification of diseases. Leading metaphysicians explore fundamental questions related to the classification and structure of the natural world An essential commentary on issues at the heart of the contemporary debate between philosophy and science Interweaves discussion of overarching themes with detailed material on applied ontologyRatio Special IssuesRealityClassificationCategories (Philosophy)SciencePhilosophyReality.Classification.Categories (Philosophy)SciencePhilosophy.001.01/2Oderberg David S860416MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826125403321Classifying reality3960992UNINA